“Inside the Counting House”: the Brown Brothers records and serving new communities in digitized archives
Thomas Lannon, New York Public Library
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Archives
- Digital
- Labor and Economy
- Public Engagement
Abstract
In 2017, The New York Public Library received a CLIR Hidden Collections grant to digitize the historic records of the mercantile firm and bank, Brown Brothers & Co. Read More
History in Theatre: A Delicate Balance
Lydia Nightingale, State University at Albany
Proposal Type
Film Screening and Discussion
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Oral History
- Public Engagement
Abstract
History on stage is a hot commodity nowadays, as evidenced by the recent success of historically-inspired plays and musicals on Broadway and beyond like Hamilton. Read More
The Racial and Class Politics of Industrial Heritage
Steven High, Concordia University
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Panel
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- Labor and Economy
- Place
- Public Engagement
Abstract
Much of the scholarship has focused on industrial heritage sites with little regard for their relationships with area residents. Heritage may have a vital role to play in recognizing the industrial past and in countering enforced forgetting, but is the politics of recognition enough? Read More
Advocacy from the Outside: Working for Community-based Organizations
Tanya Lane, Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum
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Panel
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- Advocacy
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
This proposal is inspired by the question: Who decides what is worth repairing? Read More
Is Living History Dead?
Zachary Stocks, Grays Harbor Historical Seaport
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Panel
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- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
How do “living history” institutions maintain relevancy as society becomes more and more removed from the skills, lifeways, and technologies on display? Read More
Reacting to the (Public) Past
Katie Clary, Coastal Carolina University
Proposal Type
Workshop
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- Material Culture
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
Reacting to the Past (RTTP) is an innovative pedagogy used in college classrooms across disciplines. Read More
Animals and Audience: Opportunities and Obstacles for Public History in a More-than-Human World
Alison Laurence, M.I.T.
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Panel
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Animals
Abstract
The “animal turn” is well established across the humanities. Public historians, too, think with and about the non-human world. Read More
Theorizing the Public
Holly Genovese, University of Texas at Austin
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
- Theory
Abstract
We hope to use the new “Theses on Theory and History” by Ethan Kleinberg, Joan Wallach Scott, and Gary Wilder as a provocation to reflect on the relationship between critical theory and public history. Read More
Repairing Community Relationships
Leslie Leonard, Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Advocacy
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
How can you breathe new life into a museum/historic site/program that has become stagnant or stale? Read More
Breaking Barriers: Challenges and Opportunities of a Multi-Year Digital Documentary Editing Project
Carrie knight, Seward Family Digital Archive
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Digital
- Public Engagement
Abstract
How do we balance providing access to users and contributors while maintaining archival expectations and digitization standards? What are some of the unique challenges and opportunities of a multi-year, student-led, and volunteer-supported digital project? Read More